, 1887-02-03
FOCAL JOTTlNGs.
From saturdays daily.

From Saturdays daily.
There promises to be no SHORTAGE ON so.
Clal events for February.
There were six through arrivals for this
place from the east yesterday.
"Oath OF Love" ut the opera house to-.
night, Reserved seats Mt Cloughs.
The Pyke Opera company tonight and
tomorrow night ut the opera house.
The Women's Relief Corps will give II
necktie party ut Glover's hail next Tues
day evening.
A few Chinese bombs were let off yes
terday. Sort OF cheering up the tail end
OF the holidays.
The storm east continues to interfere
with travel aud the train was six hours
behind time yesterday.
The marshal has notified a number OF
parties with no visible MEANS OF support
10 get up and get. They will.
The railroad company has put in two
long switches on the south side OF the
main track. There are more to come
This afternoon from 8 to o'clock there
will be religious services held i'm the Y.
NJ. 9. A. hall, over the 'postoflice.
A new two story frame building is rap
idly approaching completion on Post
street, between Sprague and First streets.
The new brewery, up near the depot, is
putting up n large quantity OF ice, but 1t
does not run very prime as regards thick
ness.
Arthur bowen. OF Minneapolis.
nephew OF Mr.. Gilbranson, OF this city,
arrived on the west bound train last
night.
Col. l.. u. Nash left last night ON the
delayed west bound passenger for Port
land and the sound cities, where he goes
on professional business.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. a, Oliver, parents OF
our cnterprisng and popular builders,
Oliver Brothers, have arrived from the
east and will make this their home.
District Attorney w. C.. Jones came up
from Cheney yesterday and handled the
case for the territory against Garner
charged with attempting highway rob-
berry.
There seems to he considerable sickness
about town, although not of Il dangerous
character The damp weather this wintor
had tendency to bring on colds and
fevers.
Lamps should kept be burning in the
hose houses. No. ~ quarters are now as
dark as a dungeon. Ii is very convenient
in the night to have n lantern Lit in the
building.
Chas. Garner the fellow arrested for at.
tempting to rob the German Hogan, had
his examination before Judge Boogc yes
terday afternoon. a large amount Of evil
dence was taken the bulk OF which tended
to fastening the guilt upon the prisoner
At the close Judge Booge bound him over
in the sam Of $500. lie asked to be kett
over uutl to-day in order to see II he
could raise the required bail. The pris-
oner was lroned last night and every pre-
caution taken to guard against his escape.
From Sundays daily.
The pen was well filled last night, there
being four boarders.
Officer Warren caught u drunken In
dian in his net last night among the other
fish.
Frank Spencer. Of the Cheney Sentinel,
was among the visitors in the city yester-
day.
The Chinese population closed their
week Of feslivity yesterday with great
noise.
The officers had u harvest last evening,
Before o'clock they had run In three
drunks.
Nothing but words OF praise were to he
heard last night for the opera company,
We never saw better pleased audience.
The ore now being taken from the Sui
livan mine In OF % higher grade than any
hitherto obtained from that lode.-Mur-
ray Sun.
progressing upwards steadily. The build
ing is already one OF the features OF the
river front.
Miss II. Turner's art studio has been re-
moved from the Keats building to rooms
in the Zeigler building, fronting on How
ard street, over the store OF the Chicago
Hardware Co.
Money to loan on city, real estate and
improved farm lands ut lowest rates. APP
ply to the Northwestern Il Pacific Mort.
gage company.
There continues to be heavy demand !
for building material. 1t will tax the ca
pacity OF al! the saws In the county to
supply the call for lumber during the
coming summer.
A small frame building to be used as
some kind Of a business house, ~ being
constructed next to Domke's meat mar
ket, OH Howard street.
A number OF sleds from the country
were In town yesterday. Sleighing may
Ice good in the country but it is at u dis
count within the city limits.
The Pyke Opera company should be IN
duced To remain over Monday and give
another performance on that evening.
The troupe would pull II big house.
Hereafter postal notes will be issued
payable at any Office in the United States
instead OF an Office designated by the post
master issuing the notes, as heretofore.
The Chinese residents of Front street let
OFT about ten million fire crackers inter
persed with bombs, yesterday afternoon.
The horrible protracted din attracted quite
q large audience Of white men. 1t Is said
that they burn fire rrlckrs on new years
10 frighteu away the devil. Tradition
teaches us that there is nothing that that
individual enjoys better than fire works.